Medieval and Modern Indian History

Maharana Amar Singh was the ruler of Mewar, he was the eldest son and successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar. He was the 13th Rana of Mewar dynasty of Sisodia Rajputs and ruled the Mewar from 19 January 1597 till his death on 26 January 1620. His capital was Udaipur.

Rajadhiraj Chola was the last great ruler of the Chola dynasty, who successfully maintained the honour and extent of the Chola Empire. But he himself was killed in the Battle of Koppam against the Chalukyas in AD 1052. 

During the pre-Gandhi freedom struggle, among Rani Chennamma, Keladi Chennamma, stands Rani Abbakkadevi. She belonged to Chowta dynasty that ruled Ullala. Her uncle Thirumalaraya trained her in warfare and brought to power as the queen of Ullala. Abbakka was married to Lakshmappa Arusu of Bhanga region of Mangaluru. As her marriage did not last for long, she returned to Ullala. She rejected the demands of Portuguese for taxes. They declared war on her in 1555. Abbakka won this battle. Again,in 1568, the viceroy of Portuguese Antonio Noronha entered Ullal. Abbakadevi escaped and attacked the Portuguese with a band of 200 soldiers. General Peixoto died in this attack. Many Portuguese soldiers were taken as prisoners. Abakkadevi demanded the Portuguese to vacate the Mangaluru fort.

With its rugged, mountainous landscape, Kabul (Afghanistan) became politically and commercially important from the sixteenth century onwards. Kabul and Qandahar were linked to the celebrated Silk Route. Besides, trade in horses was primarily carried on through this route.
Camels carried dried fruits, dates, carpets, silks and even fresh fruits from Kabul to the subcontinent and elsewhere. Slaves were also brought here for sale.

The Vellore Fort was the site of the 1806 mutiny and was under the control of the British East India Company.

The Munda Rebellion, also known as Ulgulan, was led by the tribal leader Birsa Munda in the late 19th century in the Chhotanagpur region.

Kols rebellion is a revolt of tribal communities living on the Chhota Nagpur plateau. It was a peasants movement against government officers and moneylenders. The transfer of tribal lands and the coming of moneylenders, merchants and British laws created a lot of tension among them which led to a rebellion in 1831-32. Thousands of tribal men, women and children were killed and the rebellion was suppressed.

The Santal hool or Santhal uprising started when the Santhals finally took oath to launch an attack on the the British colonial rule, zamindars and money lenders. In July 1855, two Santhal leaders, Sidhu and Kanhu, mobilized thousands of Santhals and declared a rebellion against the colonists. Many money lenders and native agents of the Company were killed with their primitive weapons. But finally, the British, equipped with modern weapons and tactics, brutally crushed the revolt with the two celebrated Santhal leaders Sidhu and Kanhu were killed. Over 20,000 Santhal tribes were killed and several villages were destroyed.

Siddhiki, a jagirdar was an informer of Nizam who took away Bheem's land.

Komaram Bheem openly fought against the ruling Nizam government in a guerrilla campaign. Which he started from Jodeghat. He defied courts, laws, and any other form of Nizam authority, living off the sustenance of the forest. He took up arms against Nizam Nawab's soldiers, and fought Babi Jhari until his last breath.

The Sanyasi Rebellion, which occurred in the late 18th century in Bengal, was famously depicted by Bankim Chandra Chatterji in his novel Anand Math.

TheDeccan Riots  of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage to moneylenders. The rioters' specific purpose was to obtain and destroy the bonds, decrees, and other documents in the possession of the moneylenders.

The Sanyasi Revolt was a series of uprisings by sanyasis and fakirs in the Bengal region during the late 18th century.

Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu were the primary leaders of the Santhal Rebellion (1855-1856) against the British and the zamindari system.